It was a weird roundabout sort of thought process but someone asked about roadsigns in singapore and it made me wonder.... Why is there braile on ATM's when all the directions are on the screen? and better yet why is there braile on drive up ATM's? Any thoughts?
2007-04-11 06:40:11 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's one of the great unanswered questions in life.Just like why is there only one monopolies commission
2007-04-11 07:48:59 · answer #1 · answered by rosbif 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, some ATMs speak too. And as for the keys having braille, it is likely that the ATMs just use standard keys. It's better that we err on the side of silliness in making things easier for the blind than to not go far enough.
It is very possible that a blind passenger needs to use the ATM. I am sighted and I need to use ATMs on occasion when I am a passenger. It's more convenient for everyone for the driver to go to a drive-through than for the driver to park.
The bottom line is that it is good sense to allow for as many ways to use an object as possible, because you can guarantee that the designer does not have all the answers.
2007-04-11 13:44:29 · answer #2 · answered by Dharma Nature 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can see where some blind person would be driven to the ATM and would still have to punch in the codes.
But, the real reason for all these stupid things the other answers brought up is some idiot sued the companies at some point after actually doing the stupid thing the warning is about. We wonder why the genetic pool quality is going down.
2007-04-11 13:56:55 · answer #3 · answered by grnlow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LMAO braile on drive through ATM's - that's like the billboards i've seen that say "illiterate? have problems reading? call this number"
of course, the curling iron i just bought the other day said in the safety rules not to use it while asleep AND not to cover the hot air holes (which is the part you put your hair into to curl it) and keep it free from hair! LMAO
2007-04-11 13:45:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol. They usually have the directions written in braille somewhere on the side of the keyboard, too. And I think drive-up ATM's have them just because the keyboards are all made from the same template as regular ATM's. They just put the same thing on all ATM's.
2007-04-11 13:45:08 · answer #5 · answered by Jess H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you asking for things to makes sense again?? I have another question to add to yours..... why are the handicapped toilets / stalls the farthest ones from the door of the bathroom? In large bathrooms a handicapped person has to go the entire length of the bathroom to get to the handicapped stalls. A couple of years ago I was on crutches for 2 months and believe me, those extra hops are a big problem.
2007-04-11 13:47:00 · answer #6 · answered by tas211 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Braille at a drive up ATM? My thoughts. We go to ridiculous lengths to be all inclusive. What ever happened to common sense?
2007-04-11 13:46:09 · answer #7 · answered by happygirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL--- I have wondered about the braille on drive thru atms myself. Also-do the deer know to only cross at the deer crossing signs?????
2007-04-11 13:59:32 · answer #8 · answered by kairos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sort of the Starbucks Capuccino cup that reads WARNING:CONTENTS MAY BE HOT or the Electric Fan label that reads INTRODUCING YOUR FINGERS MAY RESULT IN FINGER INJURY OR LOSS.
2007-04-11 13:47:30 · answer #9 · answered by Malcolm Knoxville V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somebody got me a neck massager for Christmas (and yes, it was for the NECK) that said in its instruction book -"Do not use while unconscious".
2007-04-11 13:45:15 · answer #10 · answered by liberpez 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋